ignition MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS 2020 Owner's Guide

Opening/closing
theh ood &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth ee ngine
hood isunlatc hedwhile driving
An unloc kede ngin ehood mayopen upwhen
th ev ehicle isin mo tion andblockyour view. #
Neveru nla tcht he engine hoodwhile
dr iving. #
Beforee very trip, ensur ethat the
engine hoodislatc hed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
when openingand closingthee ngine
hood
When opening orclosing thee ngine hood, it
ma ysuddenl ydropi ntot he end position.
Ther eisar iskofinju ryfora nyo neinthe
engine hood's rang eo fm ove ment. #
Onlyopen orclose thee ngine hood
when ther ea reno per sons inthe
engine hood's rang eo fm ove ment. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnsw hen open‐
ing theh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has
ove rheat edordur ing afirei nt he engine
com partment, youc ouldcome intoc ontact
wit hh otgases orother escaping operating
fl uids. #
Beforeo pen ingtheh ood, allowthe
engine tocool down. #
Inthee vent ofafirei nt he engine com‐
par tment, keep theh ood closed and
call thef ires ervice. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomo ving
par ts
Cer tain com pone ntsi nt he engine compart‐
ment maycontinue tomo veorsuddenly
mo veagain evenafter thei gnition hasbeen
switc hedoff,e.g. thec ooler fan.
Ma kesur eofthe follo wing beforep erform ing
ta sk si nt he engine compartment : #
Switc hthe ignition off. #
Nevertouc hthe dang erzone surround ‐
ing movingc om ponent parts, e.g. the
ro tatio na reao fthe fan. #
Remo vejewe lrya nd watche s. #
Keep items ofclo thing and hair away
fr om moving parts. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom touc hin g
co mp onent partsunder voltag e
The ignit ionsystem and thef uel injec tion
sy stem workund erhigh voltag e. Ifyo ut ouc h
com ponent partswhic hareunder voltag e,
yo uc ouldrecei vean elec tric shoc k. #
Nevertouc hcom ponent partso fthe
ignition system orthef uel injec tionsys‐
te mw hen thei gnition isswitc hedon. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsf romh otcom‐
ponent partsinthee ngine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsi nt he engine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. thee ngine ,the
ra diat orand partsof thee xhau stsystem. Maint
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Allow thee ngine tocool down and only
to uc hc om ponent partsd escr ibed in
th ef ollo wing. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom using the
winds hieldwiper swhile thee ngine hood
is open
When thee ngine hoodisopen andthew ind‐
shield wipersaresetinm otion ,you can be
tr appe dbythe wiper linkage. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and ignition beforeo pening thee ngine
hood. Plug-in
hybrid: obser vethen otes intheS upple‐
ment .Other wise, youm ayfailto recogni zedan‐
ge rs. #
Toopen: pullleve r1 torelease theh ood. #
Push handle 1oftheh ood catchupwards
and liftt he hood byappr oximat ely1 5in
(40 cm). #
Toclose: lowe rthe hood andleti tf all from a
height ofappr oximat ely8 in(20 cm). #
Ifth eh ood canstill be lifte ds lightl y,open
th eh ood again and close itwit hal ittle more
fo rc eu ntil iteng ages cor rectl y. 41
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Maint enance andcare

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minut eswit han ormal driving stylea nd eve n
long erwit ha na ctived rivin gs tyle.
On -boa rdcom puter:
4 Service5
Engine OilLevel
Yo uw illsee oneo fthe follo wing mess ages on
th em ultifunc tiondispla y:
R Measuring Engine OilLevel.. .:measur ement
of theo ille ve lisn otyetp ossibl e. #
Repeat ther eques tafter am aximu mof
30 minut esdriving.
R Engine OilLevel OKand theb ardispla yfor
indicating theo ille ve lo nt he multifunction
displa yisg reen and isbe tween "min" and
"max": theo ille ve lisc orrect.
R Engine OilLeve lAdd 1.0 land theb ardispla y
fo ri ndica tingtheo ille ve lo nt he multifunc‐
tion displa yiso rang ea nd isbelo w"min": #
Add1 .1US qt(1l)of engine oil.
R Red uce Engine OilLevel andtheb ardispla y
fo ri ndica tingtheo ille ve lo nt he multifunc‐
tion displa yiso rang ea nd isabo ve"max ": #
Drain offa ny excess engineoilthat has been
added. Todo so, con sult aqualif iedspec ialist
wo rkshop.
R For Engine OilLevel Switch Ignition On: #
Switc honthe ignition tocheckt he engine oil
le ve l.
R Engine OilLeve lSyst em Inoperat ive:sensor
fa ulty ornotins erted. #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop.
R Engine OilLevel System Currently Unavail.: #
Close theh ood.
Re filling engine oil &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsf romh otcom‐
ponent partsinthee ngine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsi nt he engine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. thee ngine, the
ra diat orand partsof thee xhau stsystem. #
Allo wthe engine tocool down and only
to uc hc om ponent partsd escr ibed in
th ef ollo wing. &
WARNIN GRisk offire and injuryf rom
eng ineoil
If eng ineoilcom esintoc ontact with hot
com ponent partsinthee ngine compart‐
ment ,itm ayignit e. #
Mak esuret hat noengine oilisspil led
ne xt to thef iller open ing. #
Allo wthe engine tocool offa nd thor‐
oughl yclean thee ngine oilfrom com po‐
nen tparts bef ores tartin gt he vehicle. *
NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed byan
inc orrect oil filt er ,inc orrect oil oraddi‐
tiv es #
Donotu se engi neoilso roilfilt er s
whic hdonotcor respond tothes pecif i‐
cation sexpl icitly prescr ibed fort he
ser vice interva ls. #
Donota lter thee ngine oiloroil filt er in
or der toachie velong erchang einter va ls
th an presc ribed. #
Donotu se additiv es. 41
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Maint enance andcare

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Pull plug 4withthe cable andhose 5out
of thet irei nflation compressor housing. #
Push thep lug ofhose 5intof lang e6 of
tir es ealan tbottle 1 untilth ep lug eng ages. #
Place tires ealant bottle 1 head down wards
int or eces s2 ofthet irei nflation compres‐
sor . #
Remo vethec ap from valve 7 onthef aulty
tir e. #
Screwf illing hose 8ontovalve7. #
Insertc onnec tor4 intoa1 2Vs ocketin
yo ur vehicle. #
Switc honthe ignition. #
Press onand offs witc h3 onthet irei nfla‐
tion compressor .
The tirei nflation compressor isswitc hedon.
The tirei sinflat ed. First,t ires ealant ispum‐
ped intot he tire. The pressur emaybrief ly
ri se toappr oximat ely5 00 kPa( 5b ar/7 3psi). Do
nots witc hoffthet irei nflat ioncom pres‐
sor during this pha se. #
Letthe tirei nflation compressor runf or a
maxim umofeigh tminut es.
The tires hou ldthen have attaine dat ire
pr essur eofatleas t180 kPa( 1.8b ar/26 psi).
If tir es ealant lea ksout, makesurey ou clean the
af fect ed area asquickl ya sp ossible .Iti sp refera ‐
ble touse clean water.
If yo ug ettires ealan tony our clothing, have it
clean edassoon aspossible withp erch lor oethy‐
len e.
If at irep ress ureo f180 kPa(1.8b ar/26 psi)
has notb een attained afte re ight min utes : #
Swi tcho ffthet irei nflation compressor . #
Unscr ew thef illing hose from thev alveo fthe
fa ulty tire.
Pleas enotet hat tires ealan tmayleak outwhen
uns crew ing thef illing hose. #
Drivef orwa rdso rreve rsev erys lowl yf or
appr oximat ely3 3ft(10 m). Br
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Obser
vethef ollo wing points during star tin g
assis tance and when chargin gthe batt ery:
R Onlyuseundamag edjum per cables/c harg‐
ing cables withas ufficie ntcross -secti onand
insu late dt erminal clamps.
R Non-insulat edpar tsof thet erminal clamps
mus tnotcom eintoc ontac twitho ther me tal
par tswhile thej um per cable/c harging cable
is con nect edtotheb attery/jum p-start con‐
nectio npoint.
R The jumper cable/c harging cable mustnot
com eintoc ontac twitha nypar tswhic hmay
mo vewhen thee ngine isrunning .
R Alw aysm akes uret hat neither youn orthe
batt eryi se lect rostatic allyc harg ed.
R Keep away from fire and open flames .
R Donotlean overthe batt ery.
Obser vethea dditional follo wing pointswhen
ch argin gthe batt ery:
R Onlyusebatt eryc har gers tested and
appr oved forM ercedes-Benz.
R Read theb atteryc har ger's oper ating instruc‐
tions beforec har ging theb attery. Obser
vethea dditional follo wing pointsduring
st ar tin ga ssis tance:
R Startin ga ssis tance maybep erform ed using
onl ybatteries withan ominal voltag eo f12V .
R The vehicles mustnottouc h.
R Vehicl eswith agasoli neengi ne:Jump-
st ar tt he vehicle onlyw hen thee ngine and
ex haus tsyst em arec old. St
arting assistance andchargin gthe 12V
batt ery Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle issecur edwiththe electr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
R The transmission isin position 005D.
R The ignition andallelectr icalconsumer sare
switc hedoff.
R The hood isopen. #
Slide cover3 ofposi tivec lam p4 onthe
jum p-starting con nection point inthed irec‐
tion ofthea rrow . #
Con nect posi tivec lam p4 onyour vehicle to
th ep ositiv epole ofthed onor batteryu sing
th ej um per cable/c harging cable. Always
begin withp ositiv eclam p4 onyour ow n
ve hicle firs t. Br
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The ignition isswitc hedoff.
The electr icalfuses arel ocat edinthef ollo wing
fuse boxes:
R Fuse boxint he engine compartment onthe
dr iver's side (/page443)
R Fuse boxo nthe driver's side ofthec ockpit
(/ page444)
R Fuse boxint he front passeng erfoot we ll
(/ page444)
R Fuse boxint he trunk onther ight- hand side
of thev ehicle, whenviewe dint he direction
of tra vel(/ pag e445) Ope
ningand clos ing the fuseboxinthe
en gine comp artment Re
quirement s:
R Obser vethen otes on electr icalfuses
(/ page442).
R Have thef ollo wing tools readil yavailable:
- Adryclo th
- Ascrew driver Opening &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom using the
winds hieldwiper swhile thee ngine hood
is open
When thee ngine hoodisopen andthew ind‐
shield wipersaresetinm otion ,you can be
trap ped bythew iper linkage. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and ignition beforeo pening thee ngine
hood. #
Release retainin gclips 1.
Pull cover2 up. Br
eakdo wnassi stanc e44
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Oper
ating fluids No
teso no per ating fluids Mer
cedes- AMG vehicl es:obse rvet he notesi n
th eS upplement .Other wise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ogni zedangers. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom oper ating
fl uids harmfulto your healt h
Oper atingfluids maybep oisonous and harm‐
ful toyour healt h. #
Obs erve thet exto nthe original con‐
ta iner swhen using, stor ing ordisposing
of oper ating fluids. #
Alw ayss tore oper ating fluids seale din
th eir original container s. #
Alw aysk eep childr enaway from oper at‐
ing fluids. &
WARNIN GRisk offire or explosion from
fuel
Fu els areh ighly flammab le. #
Fire,open flames ,smo kinga nd creat ion
of spar ksmus tbea voided. #
Swit chofft he ignition and,ifav ailable,
th es tatio nar yheat er,b efor ea nd while
re fuel ingthev ehicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom fuels
Fu els arep oisonous andhazar dous toyour
healt h. #
Donots wa llowf uel orleti tc om einto
co ntact withs kin, eyes orclo thing. #
Donotinhale fuelvapor . #
Keep childr enaway from fuel. #
Keep door sand windo wsclos edduring
th er efueling proces s.
If yo uo rother people comeintoc ont act with
fuel, obser vethef ollo wing: #
Immediat elyr ins efueloffyo ur skin wit h
soap andwater. #
Iffuel comes intoc ont act withyour
ey es, immediat elyr ins ethem thor‐ oughl
ywithc lean water.Seek medical
att entio nimm ediately . #
Ifyo us wallowf uel, seek medicalatten‐
tio nimm ediat ely. Do notind uce vomit‐
ing. #
Cha ngeimmedi ately out ofclo thing that
has com eintoc ontact with fuel . +
ENVIR
ONMENT ALNOTEEnvironme ntal
po lluti on cau sed byenvironmen tallyi rre‐
sponsibl edisposa l #
Dispose ofoper ating fluids inan envi‐
ro nment ally responsible manner. Oper
ating fluids include thef ollo wing:
R Fuels
R Lubricant s
R Coolant
R Brak ef luid
R Windsh ield wa sher fluid
R Climat econtrol system refrig er ant 482
Tech nica ldata

Br
ak es Di
spl aymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0049 (US Aonly)
0024 (Canada only)
Parking BrakeSeeOpera-
tor's Manual *
The yello w0024 indicator lam pislit. The elect ricp arkin gb rake ismalfun ctionin g.
To appl y: #
Swi tcht he ignition offa nd switc hitb acko n. #
Appl ythe electr icpar king brak em anually (/page198).
If it is no tp ossibl et oa ppl ythe electr icpar king brak e: #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop. #
Wher enecessar y,also securet he par kedv ehicle agains trolling away.
* The yello w0024 indicator lam pand ther ed 0049 (USAonly) or 0024 (Canada only)indicat orlam parelit. The elec‐
tr ic par kingb rake ismalfunc tioning.
To release: #
Swit chthei gnition offa nd switc hitb acko n. #
Release thee lectr icpar king brak em anually (/page198).
or #
Release thee lectr icpar king brak ea utomaticall y(/ pag e198).
If it is still no tp ossible torelease thee lectr icpar king brak e: #
Donotc ontinue driving under anyc ircums tances. Consu ltaq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 51
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Disp
laym essag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
To appl y: #
Swi tcho ffthei gnition .
The electr icpar king brak ew illbe applied automaticall y.
If th ee lectr icpar king brak ei sn otto be applied, e.g.atan aut omatic carwash orwhen thev ehicle isbeing towe d,
lea vethei gnition switchedon.This does notinclude having thev ehicle towe dw itht he rear axle raised.
If th ee lectr icpar king brak ei sn otapplied automaticall y: #
Switc hthe ignition offa nd switc hitb acko n. #
Release andthen apply thee lectr icpar king brak em anuall y(/ pag e198).
If it is still no tp ossible toappl ythe electr icpar king brak e: #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop. #
Wher enecessar y,also securet he par kedv ehicle agains trolling away.
To release: #
Ifth ec onditions fora utom atic release aref ulfilled andthee lectr icpar king brak ei sn otreleased automat ically,
re lease thee lectr icpar king brak em anuall y(/ pag e198) .
If it is still no tp ossible torelease thee lectr icpar king brak e: #
Donotc ontinue driving under anyc ircums tances. Consu ltaq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 51
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Disp
laym essag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0049 (US Aonly)
0024 (Canada only)
Turn Onthe Ignit ionto
Release theParking Brake *
The red0049 (USAonly) or 0024 indicat orlam p(Canada only)islit.
Yo uh ave attem pte dtor elease thee lectr icpar king brak ew itht he ignition switchedoff. #
Switc honthe ignition.
0027 (US Aonly)
004D (Canada only)
Check BrakeFluid Level *T
her eisinsuf ficie ntbrak ef luid intheb rake fluid reser voir. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent duet olow brak ef luid leve l
If th eb rake fluid leve list oo low, theb raking effect and theb raking charact eristic sm aybe impair ed. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc ondi tions .
Do notc ontinu edrivi ng und eranyc ircums tances. #
Consu ltaq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop. #
Donota dd brak ef luid. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 51
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